THE DELTA (Ben Caxton) — With the first potential tropical storm of the season now given an 80% possibility of forming over the weekend, the National Hurrican Center as released it’s forecast for the coming months. Meteorologists said yesterday that they expect 10 to 16 named storms, with five to…
THE DELTA (Ben Caxton) — The average price of regular gasoline in America jumped 10 cents a gallon over the past two weeks to $3.00, an increase of 41 cents over the past three months. Industry analyst Trilby Lundberg says that’s being driven by higher crude oil costs and the…
THE DELTA (Ben Caxton) — Hurricane Season begins June 1st and arriving a little early is a tropical system headed for the Gulf Coast that could bring heavy rains to Mississippi just in time for the Memorial Holiday weekend. A low-pressure system developing in the Caribbean from Cuba to the…
HELENA-WESTE HELANA, AR (Ben Caxton) — Helena-West Helena police are still looking for one of four suspects in a fatal shooting. 22-year-old Dominic Otey died after a fight broke out on Elm Street Thursday afternoon; witnesses said one of the suspects in a dark SUV opened fire. 20-year-old Devonta Higgins…
THE DELTA (Ben Caxton) — Memorial Day weekend is just a week away, and gas in the Delta still costs about 18 cents less than the state average and 50 cents less than the national average, but prices have been creeping up. The highest priced fuel is on the west…
MONTICELLO, AR (Ben Caxton) — Monticello Police report that they have arrested a former Monticello resident on charges that he raped a 10-year-old child. The arrest of 49-year-old Charles Hawkins was carried out on Tuesday at the Jefferson Area Technical Career Center in Fordyce. Hawkins was then returned to Monticello…
DREW COUNTY, AR (Ben Caxton) — Entertainment for the 62nd Annual Bradley County Arkansas Pink Tomato Festival have been announced. Coming to town this year as headliners for the event are the Bellamy Brothers who will take the stage on Friday, June 8th and Mar Chestnutt who will be appearing…
MONTICELLO, AR (Ben Caxton) — A Monticello man went from selling drugs from a pharmacy parking lot on a Tuesday afternoon to a ten-year prison sentence yesterday in Drew County. 27-year-old Ricky Johnson fled police when they approached him while selling methamphetamine from his pickup truck. He fled on foot…
THE DELTA (Ben Caxton) — Just because emergencies are usually not expected does not mean it should be omitted from your spending plan. An emergency savings account helps you put money aside for things like a major illness or job loss that can cause havoc on your finances. Gay Pustaver…
DREW COUNTY, AR (Ben Caxton) — A Monday morning accident has claimed the life of a Lake Village man. 51-year-old Bryan Edward Moore was southbound on Highway 83 when he lost control of the 1995 GMC Sierra he was driving just after 7:30 AM. The vehicle left the roadway and…
